Trending UN Watch tweets from January put a spotlight on the world’s greatest human rights abusers who just joined the UN Human Rights Council; double standards against Israel; the 16th year of PA President Mahmoud Abbas’ 4-year term; and the global response to the U.S. Mideast peace plan.
UN Watch tweets also praised the courageous men and women of Iran who dared to protest the murderous Ayatollah Khamenei regime; exposed the shameful silence of Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch during the protests; and called out Congresswoman Ilhan Omar for slandering leading Iranian women’s rights activist Masih Alinejad.
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New Members of the U.N. Human Rights Council
Today is Jan. 1, 2020 & UN Human Rights Council members now include:
🇵🇰 Pakistan — death penalty for "blasphemers"
🇸🇴 Somalia — death penalty for gays
🇸🇩 Sudan — same⬆️
🇲🇷 Mauritania — has 500,000 slaves
🇻🇪 Venezuela — Maduro tyranny
🇶🇦 Qatar — enslaves migrants
🇱🇾 Libya — same⬆️— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 1, 2020
Honoring the 2020 class of the UN Human Rights Council:
🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
🇵🇭 Philippines
🇲🇷 Mauritania
🇻🇪 Venezuela
🇨🇲 Cameroon
🇮🇩 Indonesia
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇪🇷 Eritrea
🇸🇩 Sudan
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇱🇾 Libya
… pic.twitter.com/fsmnQMvdc4— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 8, 2020
Omar’s Slandering Iranian Rights Hero Masih Alinejad
Shame on you @ilhan for retweeting a slanderous hit job on one of the most courageous women's rights activists in the world—an Iranian who faces death & rape threats for protesting Iran's compulsory hijab law, and whose brother has been taken hostage by the regime to silence her. https://t.co/oE7T9EphiT
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 7, 2020
Double Standards Against Israel
If this were Israel instead of Iran the BBC would not report "mistakenly," the U.N. Human Rights Council here in Geneva would be gathering the lynch mob, and Jeremy Corbyn, Linda Sarsour & Ken Roth would be red in the face screaming about war crimes.https://t.co/8ee6InAfQI
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 9, 2020
Abbas’ Indefinite Presidential Term
Congratulations to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for just entering the 16th year of his 4-year term. pic.twitter.com/1FrDYMjNz5
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 11, 2020
Shaming Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch
Courageous men & women in cities across Iran are risking their lives to protest the murderous regime.
Tweets for them in past 24 hours:
• @HRW: 0
• HRW chief @KenRoth: 0
• HRW EU @astroehlein: 0
• @Amnesty: 0
• Amnesty SG @julieverhaar: 0
• Amnesty UK @KateAllenAI: 0 https://t.co/U9yr2FIIlk— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 12, 2020
When there's a violent border confrontation orchestrated by Hamas on the Gaza frontier with Israel, @Amnesty announces their live tweets in advance of the "protests."
But after 24 hours of historic rallies of peaceful protesters across Iran, the @Amnesty Twitter feed is silent. https://t.co/Zrw2P7Cxr4
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 12, 2020
We had to shame Amnesty for four straight days to get them to finally tweet this 1 thing for the men and women risking their lives for human dignity and freedom in Iran. https://t.co/cqIiKWJXUk
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 14, 2020
Iran’s Brave Men and Women Protesting Rouhani
“Soleimani was a murderer, his Leader is also a murderer!”
“Soleimani was a murderer, his Leader is also a murderer!”
“Soleimani was a murderer, his Leader is also a murderer!”
“Soleimani was a murderer, his Leader is also a murderer!”Bravest people in the world. pic.twitter.com/xjCav4reQi
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 11, 2020
Students in Tehran University take pains to avoid walking on the flags of the U.S. and Israel, as the regime forces their people to do, and when two Basiji regime agents make a point of trampling the flags, the crowds shout "Bi Sharaf!" — the regime has "No conscience or morals!" https://t.co/N4qRPatoX0
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 12, 2020
Third time this week I've seen Iranian citizens overtly refuse to dishonor the U.S. & Israeli flags, defying the diktat of the murderous Ayatollah Khamenei regime. These men and women are the great hope for a Middle East of peace and tolerance. The free world must support them. https://t.co/OtmUhy6CbP
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 15, 2020
Surpassing 90,000 Twitter Followers
I'm grateful to all for helping this account to surpass 90,000 Twitter followers. As we speak out for victims of murderous regimes and their apologists, and in defense of the UN Charter on its 75th anniversary, your support, trust & encouragement are wind in our sails. Thank you.
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 12, 2020
UN Silence on Regime Violence against Iran Protesters
🇮🇷 Iran protests in past two months:
1,500 protesters killed by regime
4,800 Injured
7,000 arrested🇺🇳 Reaction from U.N. Human Rights Council:
0 resolutions
0 urgent sessions
0 commissions of inquiryWhy, @mbachelet?
— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 13, 2020
Global Response to U.S. Mideast Peace Plan
Rejects peace proposal:
🇵🇸 Palestinians
🇯🇴 Jordan
🇹🇷 Turkey
🇮🇷 IranWelcomes peace proposal:
🇬🇧 UK
🇮🇹 Italy
🇦🇪 UAE
🇮🇳 India
🇮🇱 Israel
🇶🇦 Qatar
🇸🇦 Saudi
🇧🇷 Brazil
🇪🇬 Egypt
🇰🇷 Korea
🇴🇲 Oman
🇯🇵 Japan
🇨🇿 Czech
🇫🇷 France
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇱 Poland
🇧🇭 Bahrain
🇦🇺 Australia
🇲🇦 Morocco https://t.co/99UFF1JI6s— Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) January 30, 2020